“small communities properly organized can offer citizens ideal working and living conditions.” who most likely made this statement?

For much of the early 1800s canals and rivers were much more important than railways in transporting coal and other goods in Britain. What was the major drawback in using canals/rivers to transport materials?

The league of nations was found in 1919 to keep peace after world war l.but it failed to prevent world war ll in 1939,so in 1945 the nations of the world set up a new organization,the united state (un).since then, the un has encouraged international cooperation and worked to resolve conflict